Pig Arks - Self Assembly Ark

We recognise that the majority of our customers are practical people and to this end we supply a range of self assembly arks that are designed to transport easily throughout the country and therefore save our customers money on both haulage and the labour to assemble. The most important fact is that we supply you with top quality materials, all professionally cut to size, ready for you to assemble. Our specifications far exceed many of our rivals, for example all of the purlins on our larger Arks used to hold the half round galvanised sheets are 100mm x 50mm (4in x2in) not 75mm x 50mm (3in x 2in) as our competitors use. We supply exterior grade machine screws to fix through the exterior grade treated plywood fronts and backs. Also exterior grade 18mm wizard Plywood ends, PEFC sourced from environmentally managed forests. The tanalising process we use has no chrome or arsenic and panels are guaranteed by the Manufacturer for 15 years. Every single fixing is guaranteed exterior grade quality. Do you like breaking your back with a fixed floor ? We have the answer, all our arks detach from the floor for thorough easy cleaning and moving. Our floors are really heavy duty. sawn non slip board.

We keep a pedigree herd of BRITISH SADDLEBACKS - please feel free to contact us for any advice or help in pigkeeping - if we don't know, we know a man that does!!

Ark Construction

The ark being shown constructed is a double door farrowing ark.

Step 1 Panels are pre-marked by us ready for fixing. It really helps if you have a reasonably level site, two people and a good cordless drill.
Step 2 Sheets are pre marked for purlins. We do everything to make the assembly aa easy as possible for you.
Step 3 Heavy duty machine screw fixings. We supply the bit in the pack to fit these superior hex head exterior screws. Try to put the screws in at a slight angle to achieve a dovetail effect for maximum strength.
Step 4 3x2 bottom rail is fixed to inside of plywood end panel.  This timber is to brace the inside of the plywood panels at ground level. Fix with 45mm machine screws as supplied.
Step 5 Assembly in progress - fix top purlin first.
Step 6 Fix middle purlins next followed by the bottom ones.
Step 7 Assembly now complete and ready for roof sheets.
Step 8 Door is fitted in end of farrowing ark for access to the litter on this model. On normal standard arks doors and rails do not apply.
Step 9 Door assembly showing stops in position. Having a rear door in a farrowing ark enables you to put a hurdle across and form a rear creep area so you can feed the piglets at a young age without the sow getting to them.
Step 10 This picture shows our optional farrowing rail.
Step 11 First sheet fitted - screw at the top first then push and pull the sheet and ply so you have an even overhang then fix centres and bottom.
Step 12 Make a start hole with a nail for the screw - this must be in the valley and screwed in tight enough for the neoprene washer to take.
Step 13 Our Farrowing Ark is now completed - with optional rails and floor. The double door system now comes as standard. People ask how long our arks will last. All our timbers and plywood ends are tanalised. If you take the time and trouble to flip the ark on its back once a year and treat the base timbers in contact with the ground, you will probably prolong the life indefinitely.

 

Floor Pack Assembly Your heavy duty floor pack is all premarked - all the runners and two boards. Space out the runners to line up with the marks on the boards and fix the first board to the runners at these marks. The centre runner will not project much at the door opening to avoid the risk of the pig twisting its ankle as it exits the ark. Fix the second marked floorboard with temporary nails that can be withdrawn at the end. Then fix all the boards using two nails per plank. Finally withdraw the temporary fixed board and properly nail that in place.